Sarojini Naidu
A gentle, true picture book for curious children who love poems, birds and brave ideas.
Made for reading aloud, each page has just a few short sentences and a full-colour illustration, so even the youngest listeners can follow a real life from childhood to greatness. Children meet a little girl in Hyderabad who found a poem inside a maths sum, grew up to write about the India she loved, and led people peacefully, without fighting. Grown-ups get an easy way to talk about catching ideas, speaking up for others and being brave and kind at the same time.
Inside you'll find: - A true story told simply, for ages 3 to 7 - Warm, full-page illustrations on every spread - "What Sarojini taught us": six life lessons, each linked to a moment in the story, to talk about together - A perfect bedtime read, classroom read-aloud or gift
Part of Atlas Of Greats, a series of true picture-book biographies of the world's greats. Collect them all!
Specs
- Format
- Paperback, 32 pages
- Size
- 8.5 × 8.5 in
- Ages
- 3 to 7
Facts for kids
- Sarojini was born on 13 February 1879 in Hyderabad. Her birthday is now National Women's Day in India.
- Her first book of poems, published in 1905, is called The Golden Threshold.
- Her family home in Hyderabad was also called the Golden Threshold. It is now part of the University of Hyderabad.
- She led the Indian National Congress in 1925, at its meeting in Kanpur.
- In 1947 she became Governor of the United Provinces, now Uttar Pradesh: the first woman governor in India.
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